A Hull woman has led a group of pensioners in raising more than £1,000 for the Alzheimer's Society.

Jeanette van de Kamp and her group form the Westgarth Pop-In centre, provided by Pickering and Ferens Housing Association, to provide a friendly, open environment for residents to enjoy a wide range of activities including crafts and entertainment sessions.

Jeanette has gone on to raise a total of £1,200.

She said: "Initially, I didn't have a target in mind, but because of very generous donations from our members and other people we hoped to achieve £1,000. However, we have now reached an amazing total of £1,200.

The Westgarth Pop In Centre have raised a total of £1,200

"We want to tell as many people about this as we can and encourage other groups to raise funds for Alzheimer's Society too.

"We all know people with this terrible disease but it seems that no one wants to believe that it will happen to them, we need to change this and raise awareness."

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She said: "It's great that the Pop In Centre volunteers are giving their time to support Alzheimer's Society. One in three people over 65 will develop dementia. It is more than just memory loss; it robs people of their lives and has a devastating impact on families and loved ones.

"As a charity, we rely on the generosity of individuals like Jeanette to help us continue our vital work so that Alzheimer's Society can continue leading the fight against dementia."